Neo-liberalism and New Right view Flashcards
How does Neo liberalism view the role of the state?
- argue the state shouldn’t provide services such as education and healthcare.
- the state shouldn’t mess with people’s lives.
What is neoliberalism based on?
The idea that the state must not dictate to individuals how to dispose of their own property, and should not try to regulate a free-market economy.
How do neoliberals believe we should judge the value of education?
To make it competitive and more like businesses.
What is the New Right?
A conservative political view that incorporates neoliberal economic ideas.
How are the New Right and Functionalist’s views similar?
- both believe some are more naturally talented than others
- both favour an education system run on meritocratic principles of competition, and one that serves the needs of the economy
- education should socialise pupils into shared values
What is a key difference between New Right and Functionalist’s views?
The NR don’t believe the current education system is achieving these goals because it is run by the state.
According to the NR, what is wrong with the current education system?
It takes a ‘one size fits all’ approach - it imposes uniformity and gives the local consumers who use the school (pupils,parents,employers) no say.
State education systems are not answerable to their consumers which means lower standards of achievement for pupils, a less qualified workforce and a less prosperous economy.
What is NR’s solution?
The marketisation of education.
Creating an education market as they believe competition between schools will empower consumers, bring greater diversity, choice and efficiency to schools and increase schools’ ability to meet the needs of pupils, parents and employers.
Why do Chubb and Moe argue that state education in the US has failed?
- it hasn’t created equal opportunity and has failed the needs of disadvantages groups
- it is inefficient because it fails to produce pupils with the skills needed by the economy
- they aren’t answerable to consumers
What do Chubb and Moe want to do?
They want to introduce a market into state education and create a system where each family would be given a voucher to spend on buying education from a school of their choice. This would cause schools to raise their standards so they can attract customers.
What are the two important roles for the state according to NR?
1) Impose a framework on schools within which they have to compete e.g. ofsted reports and league tables
2) Imposing a single national curriculum (teach british literature, history and practise christianity ) to guarantee schools socialise pupils into a shared cultural heritage
How do Gewirtz and Ball criticise the NR view?
Both argue that competition between schools benefits the middle class, who can use their cultural and economic capital to gain access to more desirable schools.
How do Marxists criticise the NR view?
Argue that education doesn’t impose a shared national culture as the NR claim, but imposes the culture of dominant minority ruling class and devalues the culture of the working class and ethnic minorities.
Give a criticism of the NR view
Critics argue that the real cause of low educational success is not state control but social inequality and inadequate funding of state schools.
